I loved this picture book! The illustrations were great and the humorous storyline of the "megamind"-like super villain was (shall I say it??) AWESOME! My little girl laughed out loud as we read it together.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 starsFun picture book with great illustrationsFeb. 17 2012

By R. J. Sand - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

I saw this promoted as free one day, and loving comics the way I do, I downloaded a copy. This is clearly a picture book aimed at a young audience (ages 4 to 8), but I enjoyed it as an adult reader. The illustrations are fantastic and the book is well-formatted to include them. The narrative voice is fun. Some of the names "Supreme Master of Awesomeness" and "Superior Guy" are incredibly generic, but that seemed deliberate (maybe).

This book is categorized as "manga," but it's not. The illustrations are in that style, but this is a picture book.

For anyone worried about the "super villain" content, this book is completely harmless. It's a humorous story poking fun at super-villain cliches and stereotypes.

It's a short book (54 pages in paperback including 25 illustrations), so I wouldn't recommend the paperback at the $8.95 price point. I don't blame the author for the price. It's hard to keep the price down self-publishing through CreateSpace. At $0.99, however, the Kindle version is worth purchasing for kids.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 starsGoodMarch 30 2013

By j adam - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

I got this for my daughter so she could get some extra reading in after school... she enjoyed the book

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 starsGuide to being bad!July 4 2012

By Louise M - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Kindle Edition

I was delighted to discover this book after buying similar stories for my son and my God Daughter recently. My son has always loved anything to do with superheros and I was a little concerned that a book about the "bad guys" might not be a huge hit with him but he adored it and has already read it twice. The super villain is not very scarey and has plenty of redeeming qualities ... sort of! My god daughter also enjoyed it but prefers Bitsie VS The Collector probably because of the more girly main character.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 starsSupreme Master of Awesomeness Explains it All.June 24 2012

By TQKimber - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

Rachel Yu's "How To Be A Super Villain" is a must-have for aspiring villains everywhere. Your instructor Supreme Master of Awesomeness teaches skills every super villain needs such as how to get your mom to clean your lair, or the importance of having a proper self-destruct button. Kids will instantly be attracted to the bright-colored anime art style and parents will fall in love with the adorably "evil" little protagonist. A great read for young children interested in comics or manga, or for introducing them to those genres.